No. 9,777 in Polish
ziemią
"Ziemią" means "earth" or "soil" in the instrumental case in Polish.
In a sentence
Niebo styka się z ziemią na horyzoncie.
The sky meets the earth at the horizon.
Here, 'ziemią' is the instrumental form of 'ziemia' (earth), used to describe the entity with which the sky is meeting.
Uprawiam ogród ziemią z lasu.
I cultivate a garden with earth from the forest.
'Ziemią' here refers to soil, specifically the kind obtained from the forest, and denotes usage of this soil for gardening.
Przykryłem rośliny świeżą ziemią.
I covered the plants with fresh soil.
In this context, 'ziemią' is again the instrumental form of 'ziemia' indicating the medium used to cover the plants.
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